China's economy is growing faster and its overall recovery is improving, Vice Premier Li Keqiang was quoted as saying Tuesday at a business summit in Nanning city. Typically, leaders have qualified their optimism about the recovery with warnings that it was not yet on solid ground. In a brief rep...
Premier Wen Jiabao addressed the opening ceremony of the 10th Western China International Economy & Trade Fair (WCIETF) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Friday. He said China will gradually increase the amount of treasury transfers to western regions and the government's determination on sticking...
TOKYO, Oct 16 - Japan's economy has been picking up but lacks the drive of domestic demand, the government said in a monthly report on Friday, giving a bleaker view than the Bank of Japan....
NEW YORK, Oct 15 - Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros said on Thursday that the U.S. economy is going to act as a drag on world growth. Speaking at conference sponsored by the Economist...
SEOUL, Oct 13 - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Tuesday it was premature for the country to end its crisis management status, saying the world economy had not pulled out of crisis yet....
PARIS, Oct 1 - Europe's recession will end in the euro zone and in Britain in the second half of 2009 but will not end so early in many of the emerging market economies on...
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 - Zimbabwe's economy is projected to grow by 3.7 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, the first expansion since 1997. The IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook published...
TOKYO, Sept 29 - Japan's national strategy minister Naoto Kan said on Tuesday ministers shared the view that it is necessary to stimulate the economy as economic conditions still warrant caution. "Some misunderstand that our...
Sept 28 - Pakistan's central bank is scheduled to announce its monetary policy for October-November on Tuesday. Here are some facts about the State Bank of Pakistan's monetary policy and the economy. * In the...
Chinese Vice Premier Li stresses economy restructuring, innovation